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Nexus X HumectressDocs REVEAL INSANE Extortion Plot Alleging Gaetz Pictured In ‘Underage Sex Orgy’
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest updates in the Rep. Matt Gaetz scandal.
George Floyd’s former girlfriend Courteney Ross provides tearful testimony in trial of Derek Chauvin
Day four of Chauvin trial opens with tearful testimony from Floyd’s former girlfriend Courteney Ross
The Libertarian ‘Groundhog’s Day’ – ‘It’s A Private Company’
By Peter R. Quinones I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the fact that until the day I shuffle off this mortal coil I’m going to be subjected to the “it’s a private company” argument from “libertarians.” They’ve spread this asinine slogan so far and wide that they have […]
Juxtaposing Anarchy: From Chaos to Cause
By Colin Jenkins Anarchy is synonymous with chaos and disorder. It is a term that stands in direct contrast to the archetype of society we have become accustomed to: hierarchical, highly–structured, and authoritative. Because of this, it carries negative connotations. Merriam–Webster, the consensus source of meaning within the […]
Kick the Puppy/Attack the System S2: E10
Possible name change for KTP (Attack the System?), RJ on hiatus, New surge for covid? Spanish Flu in 1918, new lockdowns in Europe, vaccinations in poor countries, new variances of covid, coronavirus affects people differently, Michael Lind on the “covid class war,” SARS, lockdowns in Asian and European […]
What happened Wednesday in the Derek Chauvin trial
By Paul Walsh and Hannah Sayle Minneapolis Star Tribune Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd in south Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. With the world watching, proceedings began March 8. Three other […]
Highlights of the Third Day of the Derek Chauvin Trial
New York Times Day 3 of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer accused of killing Mr. Floyd, featured emotional testimony and raw video footage. On the third day of the Derek Chauvin murder trial, the prosecution and the defense questioned a teenage store clerk about his interactions […]
Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 people, including children and families, were crammed into […]
Can Biden’s Pax Americana Vision Succeed?
Unlikely. Stable empires don’t have dementia patients as heads of state. It looks like the US is actually trying to outsource containment of China to a Western Pacific-South Asian alliance like the Syrian war was outsourced to Turkey and the Middle Eastern wars have been partially outsourced to […]
The US–Chinese power shift and the end of the Pax Americana
But will China be able to escape its dependency on American capital and the American security framework that facilitates global trade? By Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University In this article, I show that far from consenting to be bound by institutions and rules of the Pax Americana, China […]
The end of Pax Americana and Turkey’s rise
This article is probably correct that Turkey is a rising force in the Eurasian corridor and likely to be an increasingly formidable power in the future. By Batu Coskun, Daily Sabah The United States has been retreating from the global political scene. The policy of limiting American global […]
How the WWE Won and Lost its Dominance
It was out-competed by politics and corporate media? By Ben Sixsmith, The American Conservative For decades, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., and its chairman Vince McMahon have dominated professional wrestling. For most casual fans, their business is the business. The company and the pursuit can seem inextricable. It was […]
The Case for Optimism: Things Are Moving in Our Direction
I have literally been following US politics since I used to come home from elementary school and watch the Watergate hearings on television, and I have never been happier with the US political situation than I am now. Consider the following trends: The US empire is slowly retreating […]
Identity Capitalists: The Powerful Insiders Who Exploit Diversity
It’s interesting that at least some social democrats and other leftists are just now starting to notice this. Even ultra-milquetoasters like Majority Report. Better late than never, I guess. Sam host Denver University Professor of Law Nancy Leong to discuss her new book, Identity Capitalists: The Powerful Insiders Who […]
Lil Nas X, Satan Shoes, and Cancel Culture from the Right Wing for a Change
Lost in translation; the video is about him being told he’d go to Hell for being gay: https://archive.ph/WXONF
Teen Cup Food employee says he didn’t feel safe working there anymore after death of George Floyd
Christopher Martin, the Cup Foods employee who asked about a fake bill said that he no longer felt safe working at that store after the death of George Floyd.
Will GOP Celebrate Matt Gaetz Scandal?
Team Rising discusses Republican’s reactions to the investigation into Matt Gaetz.
AOC BLASTS Biden’s ‘Inadequate’ Infrastructure Proposal
Team Rising discusses the infrastructure bill and the Democratic Party infighting over the details.
Former Obama Spox, Amazon VP GOES TO WAR With Bernie Over Unionization
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Jay Carney’s attack on Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Cruz BORDER CONFRONTATION Shows Total Hypocrisy Of Media, Dems On Border
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to a video Sen. Ted Cruz took when visiting a migrant warehouse in in Donna, Texas.
How To Know If An Election Is ‘Sham’ Or Not?
Doctoral student at the University Of Georgia, Irami Osei-Frimpong, aka The Funky Academic, discusses what makes an election free and fair.
UNDERSTANDING Latest AOC Controversy
We need as much fragmentation between the Left, Right, and Center as possible, and within the Left, Right, and Center as possible, until no one can achieve a monopoly on power. Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses AOC’s latest comments on judging President Biden through […]
New Poll Shows Americans UNITED In Hatred Of Billionaires
Krystal Ball discusses the morality of billionaires existing.
Teen employee details what happened after George Floyd left the store
The third day of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s trial for the killing of George Floyd has been focused so far on a previously unseen place: inside the Cup Foods convenience store on the corner of 38th and Chicago where George Floyd was taken into custody by […]
CDC Warning Of “IMPENDING DOOM” Is Ridiculous, Ignores Facts, Hurts Vaccine Case
Saagar Enjeti explains why the CDC messaging fails to encourage people to take vaccines.
Krystal & Saagar: EVERYTHING We Know About Underage Sex Trafficking Investigation Against Matt Gaetz
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to reports that Congressman Matt Gaetz is being investigated by the Justice Department for potential sex trafficking violations.
Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Flu And Colds Are Down, Spurring A Debate
Why not go full Taliban and require burkas? Not to give anyone any ideas. By Blake Farmer, National Public Radio The teachers at New Hope Academy in Franklin, Tenn., were chatting the other day. The private Christian school has met in person throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic […]
COVID-19: Boris Johnson joins world leaders in call for global treaty to prepare for next pandemic
Sky News Boris Johnson says COVID-19 has exploited the world’s divisions but countries must work together to defeat the next pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a “new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response”. Mr. Johnson was joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and German […]
Legal expert: Prosecution made “unforced error” in Derek Chauvin case
The defense and prosecution will continue to make their cases to the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday. CBS News legal contributor Keir Dougall joins CBSN AM to discuss the trial’s first day, which he said contained an unforced error from the prosecution.
9-year-old testifies for prosecution in Derek Chauvin trial
The third grader said she was “sad and kind of mad” when she witnessed Chauvin with his knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck. Due to her age, her testimony was not on courtroom cameras.
Key takeaways of the Derek Chauvin trial so far
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd continued into its second day with several eyewitnesses taking the stand. On CBSN, Nikki Battiste spoke with Jenny Roberts, a professor of law at American University and co-director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, […]
Eyewitnesses to George Floyd’s death testify at Derek Chauvin murder trial
One off-duty firefighter testified at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial today on what she and other bystanders experienced watching George Floyd die. NBC’s Jay Gray joins ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to report on what happened during the second day of Chauvin’s trial.
Watch: Day 2 Of Derek Chauvin’s Trial | NBC News
Watch live coverage of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. Warning: This stream may include images and audio some viewers may find upsetting or disturbing.
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
By Will Lester, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90 at his daughter’s home in Virginia. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did not […]
Northam moves to legalize small amounts of marijuana this summer
By Mel Leonor, Richmond Times Dispatch Gov. Ralph Northam is moving on Wednesday to speed up marijuana legalization in Virginia, backing changes to the legislation that would do away with penalties for possession of an ounce effective this summer. Northam will also seek to accelerate spending on public […]
Rabble Rousers and Merry Pranksters: A History of Anarchism in Aotearoa/New Zealand from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s
By Toby Boraman The 1960s have been dismissed as a joke, a time when naive young people believed they could change society by wearing beads and placing owers in their hair. This is a myth. The 1960s and – to perhaps a greater extent – the 1970s were […]
Vaccine Passports Are Just the Beginning…
By Buck Sexton, American Consequences Morning Joe is the premier MSNBC news program for latté liberals who worship snide elitism. If you were a B student in prep school with parents that got you into Brown University with a phone call to the advancement office, but you swear […]
The Neocons: Marxist-Leninist-Trotskyist-Capitalist-Zionists
By Keith Preston An interesting irony is that most Americans have no clue that one of the most, if not the most, powerful political faction in US politics during the past 40 years has been a de facto Marxist-Leninist vanguard sect with roots in Trotskyism, which aligns itself […]
A Reflection on Left-wing Nationalism
By Robert Lindsay There have been many leftwing nationalists – the Pathet Lao, Stalin, Samora Machel in Mozambique, the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, Aristide in Haiti, Correo in Ecuador, the Fernandez’ in Argentina, and of course the Chavistas in Venezuela. The IRA was left nationalist. So was the ETA […]
Mexican Drug Cartel Members Threatened GOP Senators Near Texas Border
It couldn’t have happened to nicer guys. By Jack Phillips, Epoch Times Apparent Mexican drug cartel members threatened Republican senators from across the Rio Grande in Texas when they visited the border as Border Patrol officials grapple with a surge in illegal immigrants and human smuggling, according to […]
Tech CEOs BERATED For Not Censoring More
Contrary to what most leftists believe, the state is the most pernicious of all ruling class institutions. Noam Chomsky’s “I’d like to see the power of the federal government increased” in order to rein in the power of business is foolish and misguided, although unfortunately many if not […]
Drug Arrests BANNED In Baltimore
Good job, Baltimore. I’m sure FOX will have a hissy fit over this but they can go fuck themselves. Kyle’s commentary in this is spot on.
CDC director warns of ‘impending doom’ as Covid-19 cases spike in most states
By Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN)Much of America’s recent progress against Covid-19 has been erased as new infections jump nationwide. Now the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said she’s afraid of what will happen next. “What we’ve seen over the last week […]
For and Against Primitivism
Anarchist News Ted Kaczynski’s thorough critique of anarchoprimitivism takes center stage here, in “The Truth About Primitive Life: A Critique of Anarchoprimitivism.” The article is well-supported by three pages of Works Cited and fully 313 endnotes (available on TheAnarchistLibrary.org). In favor of anarchoprimitivism is “Civilization Will Stunt Your […]
Not a Free Press: The Media as the New Church
This may be true when it comes to traditional censorship, the kind that is directly imposed by the state through a Board of Censorship or something to that effect. But when the media, along with the educational system and the tech industry, assume the role previously held by […]
How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines “Domestic Terrorism”
American Civil Liberties Union Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “”domestic,”” as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act “dangerous to human life” that is a violation of […]
Has American Liberalism Abandoned Free Speech? Interview With Thomas Frank
Matt Taibbi The celebrated author writes an article in the Guardian opposing censorship, and is stunned by the negative response from political kindred spirits. Writer Thomas Frank published a piece in The Guardian last week called, “Liberals want to blame rightwing ‘misinformation’ for our problems. Get real.” Its […]
Congressman Mooney Introduces Bill to End Federal Taxes on Gold and Silver
Washington, D.C, March 30, 2021 — U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) today re-introduced sound money legislation to remove all federal income taxation from gold and silver coins and bullion. The Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act (H.R. 2284) backed by the Sound Money Defense League and free-market activists – would clarify that the […]
Law Enforcement Will ‘Hide Behind’ Them Every Time
Peter R. Quinones When the news broke that a law enforcement officer (school resource officer) refused to enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida to engage school shooter Nikolas Cruz, many in the public demanded the law enforcement officer lose his job. It’s been over three […]
Amazon CAUGHT Using Fake Account With Dude Perfect’s Face
Team Rising discusses Amazon’s response to social media backlash.
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